There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Most good social science doesn't make for page-turning reading, but Vaishnav's When Crime Pays is a major exception. The characters in this book India's criminal politicians come alive through vignettes and stories in nearly every chapter, and their stories make the book's theory of why Indian voters seem to prefer politicians with criminal backgrounds intuitively accessible.
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This is a must read for people who care about the political economy of developing democracies, electoral politics, and the future of the world's largest democracy and fastest growing major economy. Vaishnav's counterintuitive, compelling theory with lucid presentation should be of major consequence for scholars of political economy in democratic societies, and equally important for readers outside the academy. Excellent book that helps make sense of the paradoxes we see in the story of modern and progressive India; it also provides an empirical view into crime-politics nexus, that gives us the India we have today.
Much to my surprise, the book brings out the political-smarts of the average Indian voter that most intellectuals simply discounted or failed to grasp. A good read for many Americans perplexed by current-day polity in USA.
Vaishnav's work always demonstrates his rare talent to combine the discipline of a true social scientist with a keen understanding of the human element in politics. This book is no exception. Equally at home on the shelves of a diplomat and an academic, it is systematic and rigorous without being disconnected or impractical.
Nor is the audience limited to those with an interest in India.
Crime Pays III: The Triple Cross
It should be required reading for anyone with an interest in how politicians interact with, and join, the criminal classes. Which is to say, it should be required reading for everyone. Vaishnav flawlessly melds individual stories from on the ground in India with hard-core data, giving us an extremely readable explanation for the high numbers of criminal politicians in India. For anyone interested in how corruption may function and flourish in democracies across the world, this is an excellent choice.
One person found this helpful. A painstakingly researched, wide-reaching, and essential contribution to scholarship on Indian democracy and corruption in general. This is required reading for anyone with interest in the field, and as other reviewers have noted reads like narrative journalism without sacrificing any of its scholarly rigor. By far the best book about the political economy of corruption in the Indian political system I've ever read.
Strikes the perfect balance between rigorous and engaging.
Crime Pays III: The Triple Cross by Tha Twinz
Very Biased anti-Modi take on See all 9 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. Money and Muscle in Indian Politics. Set up a giveaway. The ombudsman recently looked into bankruptcy fraud.
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Someone sets up a company with a high number of paid employees on paper. The business struggles and bankruptcy is filed. The employees report to benefits agency UWV and get unemployment benefits, the largest part of which goes to the founder of the suspicious company.
But while we were still busy, we got a warning from a government agency that we took very seriously: Other examples mentioned by Zuurmond include criminal Albanians living illegally in Amsterdam , homes that have multiple residents but none on paper, taxi drivers driving around uninsured, and social housing rented out on Airbnb. They take advantage of this: The woman also asks for child care allowance, as a single person.
Some earn an extra 40 thousand euros per year. Criminals always modernize faster than the government, but the balance is missing. The underworld now has such a big advantage that more and more people opt for fast money.
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If you report it, there are disbelieving reactions and then they go on with their day. I loved the first and part two of Crime Pays. Crime Pays , where do I begin?! The Twinz Put everything that I know from growing up in Harlem, in the hood, down on paper.
Much Luv to The Twinz. One of the best series I read. This book is amazing. Get to Know Us. Delivery and Returns see our delivery rates and policies thinking of returning an item? See our Returns Policy. Visit our Help Pages. Audible Download Audio Books.
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